Rutger Hauer

ActorDirectorProducerProductionWriter Jan 23 (died age 75) Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands 1967–2026 (59 year career)

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Biography

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (January 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019) was a Dutch film actor. He was well known for his roles in Flesh + Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Nighthawks, Sin City, Ladyhawke, The Blood of Heroes and Batman Begins. Hauer was born in Breukelen, Netherlands, to drama teachers Arend and Teunke, and grew up in Amsterdam. Since his parents were very occupied with their careers, he and his three sisters (one older, two younger) were raised mostly by nannies. At the age of 15,…

Known For

Film

Batman Begins

Earle

Film

Blade Runner

Batty

Film

Sin City

Cardinal Roark

Film

The Last Kingdom

Ravn

Film

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

President of the World State Federation

Film

The Sisters Brothers

The Commodore

Film

Ladyhawke

Captain Etienne Navarre

Film

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Curtiz

Filmography

Acting (187)

Movies (157)

Emperor

2026 Upcoming

as John The Constant

Jul 3

Moonage Daydream

2022

as Self (archive voice)

7.5

Albert Speer und der Traum von Hollywood

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Break

2020

as Ray

5.5

Iron Mask

2019

as English Ambassador

The Sisters Brothers

as The Commodore

The Sonata

as Richard Marlowe

Samson

as Manoah

Corbin Nash

as Stranger

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

2017

as President of the World State Federation

24 Hours to Live

as Frank

Gangsterdam

as Dolph

The Broken Key

as Professor Moonlight

3.2

Drawing Home

2017

as Carl Rungius

Wax - We Are The X

2016

as Aron Mulder

7.2

Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich

2016

as Oskar Halminski

5.4

Genderness

2016

The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

2016

as Self - Actor

6.8

Fifty Shades of Erotica

2015

as (archive footage)

7.0

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

as King Zakour

Admiral

as Maarten Tromp

Behind the White Glasses

as Self

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

Clones

as Dr. Richards

Francesco

as Padre di Francesco

7.0

2047: Sights of Death

as Colonel Asimov

The Letters

as Benjamin Praagh

Real Playing Game

as Steve Batier

The Future

as Maciste

Dracula 3D

as Abraham van Helsing

3.5

Agent Ranjid Saves the World

2012

as Freek van Dyk

4.3

Michelangelo: The Heart and the Stone

2012

as Michelangelo

The 5th Execution

as Khant

Black Butterflies

as Abraham Jonker

The Rite

as Istvan Kovak

Hobo with a Shotgun

as Hobo

Spoon

as Victor Spoon

The Mill and the Cross

2011

as Peter Bruegel

6.3

Requiem 2019

2011

The Heineken Kidnapping

as Alfred Heineken

The Reverend

as The Withstander

All for One

as Niemeyer

The Cardboard Village

2011

as Sacristan

5.7

Portable Life

2011

as Antonio

More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun

as Himself

Life's a Beach

as Jean-Luc

Happiness Runs

as Insley

Barbarossa

as Federico Barbarossa

Dazzle

as Father (voice)

Bride Flight

as Old Frank

Magic Flute Diaries

as Dr. Richard Nagel

The Prince of Motor City

2008

as William Hamilton

Dead Tone

2007

as Det. John Criton

4.7

Goal II: Living the Dream

2007

as Rudi van der Merwe

6.0

Moving McAllister

2007

as Maxwell McAllister

5.0

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007

as Self

7.9

Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling

2007

as Self

Starting Over

as Peter Rossen

Minotaur

as Cyrnan

Mentor

as Sanford Pollard

The Hunt for Eagle One

2006

as Gen. Frank Lewis

5.2

The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point

as Gen. Frank Lewis

Blond, Blue Eyes

as Self

Batman Begins

as Earle

The Poseidon Adventure

2005

as Bishop August Schmidt

Sin City

as Cardinal Roark

Dracula III: Legacy

as Dracula

Mirror Wars: Reflection One

as Mysterious Man

Tempesta

as Van Beuningen

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

as Self

Never Enough

as Sebastian

The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made?

2003

7.0

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

as Keeler

6.7

Scorcher

2002

as US President Nelson

4.4

Warrior Angels

2002

as Grekkor

3.8

The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair

as Paul Marcinkus

Lying in Wait

as Keith Miller

Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal

as Copilot MacIntosh

The Room

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

2001

as Dutch Schultz(voice)

Flying Virus

2001

as Ezekial

3.8

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'

2000

as Self

7.5

Wilder

2000

as Dr. Sam Dennis Charney

Partners in Crime

as Gene Reardon

Simon Magus

as Count Albrecht, the Squire

New World Disorder

as David Marx

Bone Daddy

as Palmer

Tactical Assault

as Capitaine John 'Doc' Holiday

4.8

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

as Curtiz

Bleeders

as Dr. Marlowe

Blast

as Leo

Deathline

as John Wade

Hostile Waters

as Cap. Britanov

The Ruby Ring

as Patrick Collins

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

as John Thornton

Eating Pattern

as Bog

Crossworlds

as A.T.

Omega Doom

as Omega Doom

Precious Find

as Armond Crille

Mariette in Ecstasy

as Chaplan

Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood

1996

as Himself

5.2

Mr. Stitch

1995

as Doctor Rue Wakeman

4.6

Fatherland

1994

as SS-Sturmbannführer Xavier March

6.2

Blood of the Innocent

as Dr. Lem

Surviving the Game

as Burns

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

as Fred Noonan

Nostradamus

as The Mystic Monk

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

as Rueben Bean

Arctic Blue

as Ben Corbett

Blind Side

as Jake Shell

Voyage

as Morgan Norvell

The Revenge of the Dead Indians

1993

as Himself

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Lothos

Split Second

as Stone

Past Midnight

as Ben Jordan

Beyond Justice

as Tom Burton

Wedlock

as Frank Warren

Blind Fury

as Nick Parker

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

as The Brain

5.6

The Edge

1989

as Sheriff Emil Abel (Indian Poker)

The Blood of Heroes

as Sallow

On a Moonlit Night

as John Knott

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988

as Andreas Kartak

6.5

The Best of Max Headroom

1987

as Self

Escape from Sobibor

1987

as Alexander 'Sasha' Pechersky

7.2

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Nick Randall

The Hitcher

as John Ryder

Flesh + Blood

as Martin

Ladyhawke

as Captain Etienne Navarre

A Breed Apart

as Jim Malden

Eureka

as Claude Maillot Van Horn

The Osterman Weekend

as John Tanner

Blade Runner

as Batty

Nighthawks

as Wulfgar

Chanel Solitaire

as Etienne de Balsan

Spetters

as Gerrit Witkamp

Es begann bei Tiffany

1979

as Ryder

3.3

Woman Between Wolf and Dog

as Adriaan

Fatal Error

as Rinus de Gier

Pastorale 1943

as August Schultz

Mysteries

as Simonsen aka Johan Frederik Nagel

4.8

Heilige Jeanne

1978

as Dunois

Soldier of Orange

as Erik Lanshof

Naked and Lustful

Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company

1976

as Lieutenant Duclari

The Wilby Conspiracy

as Blane Van Niekirk

Katie Tippel

as Hugo

Cyrano de Bergerac

as de Valvert

Cold Blood

as Chris

Cancer Rising

as Pierre

Dandelions

as Rick

Turkish Delight

as Erik Vonk

Rond Floris

as Self

Tonight at Noon

as Diego

Isip the Warrior

as Catholic Priest

Starfish Tango

as Self

Television (30)

Mata Hari

as Стольбаккен

Porters

as Tillman

Porters

as Tillman

Channel Zero

as Joseph Peach

The Last Kingdom

as Ravn

The Last Kingdom

as Ravn

Galavant

as Kingsley

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

as Himself

7.0

Francesco

2014

as Padre di Francesco

Flight of the Storks

2013

as Sonderman

6.3

Metal Hurlant Chronicles

2012

as Kerm

6.0

Metal Hurlant Chronicles

as Kerm

True Blood

as Niall Brigant

Zomer Draait Door, De

2007

De Wereld Draait Door

as Self

Salem's Lot

as Kurt Barlow

V Graham Norton

as Self

Smallville

as Morgan Edge

Alias

as Anthony Geiger

The 10th Kingdom

as Huntsman

Merlin

as King Vortingern

Lexx

as Bog

The Law of the Desert

1991

as Tom Burton

The Max Headroom Show

1985

as Self

7.5

Inside the Third Reich

1982

as Albert Speer

For Queen and Country

1979

as Erik Lanshof

6.5

Duel In De Diepte

1979

as John van der Velde

Floris von Rosemund

as Floris

Floris

as Floris van Rosemondt

7.9

Omnibus

1967

as Narrator (voice)

7.2

Crew (7)

Movies (7)

Requiem 2019

2011

Director

Dazzle

Executive Producer

The Room

Director

Mr. Stitch

Executive Producer

Arctic Blue

Co-Executive Producer

4.4

On a Moonlit Night

1989

Dialogue

6.2

Starfish Tango

Director